A fourth person has been charged with kidnapping and manslaughter in relation to the death of a woman whose body was found in a bag in Auckland’s Gulf Harbour last year.
The body of 70-year-old Chinese woman Shulai Wang was found in a black rubbish bag in the water in Gulf Harbour on March 12, 2024.
Wang came to New Zealand from China in August 2023 and had no family here.
She had not been reported missing.
A 64-year-old man at a property in Orewa was taken into custody this morning, Acting Inspector Tim Williams, Waitematā CIB, said.
He is due to appear in the North Shore District Court tomorrow charged with kidnapping and manslaughter.
A 37-year-old man and two women – aged 36 and 61 – were arrested at a home in Orewa last November. The trio have been charged with kidnapping and manslaughter.
The 37-year-old and 36-year-old had previously been charged with interfering with human remains.